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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The End of Roe Is Just the Beginning — Give this article- - - Read in app — By any reasonable political science theory, any normal supposition about how power works in our republic, this day should not have come. — The pro-life movement has spent half a century trying to overturn …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her. — “Roe is 45 years old, it has been reaffirmed many times, lots of people care about it a great deal,” the justice told the senator, according to notes from a private meeting before his confirmation.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Constitution Is Whatever the Right Wing Says It Is — The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, allowing state governments to force women to give birth, is the result of decades of right-wing political advocacy, organizing, and electoral victory.
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New York Times, Slate, CBS News and CBS Philly
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith: We've Seen What Will Happen Next to America's Women — Ms. Warren is a Democratic senator from Massachusetts. Ms. Smith is a Democratic senator from Minnesota — and the only senator to have worked at Planned Parenthood. — The Supreme Court has spoken: Roe is gone.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, New York Post, CNN, Religion News Service, CBS News, Associated Press, Insider, Washington Post, Common Dreams and Brookings
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The lonely chief: How John Roberts lost control of the court — As the shock waves spread Friday from the Supreme Court's momentous decision striking down Roe v. Wade, one notable casualty of the ruling became evident: Chief Justice John Roberts. — After nearly seven months of deliberations …
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RedState, Raw Story, The Critical Reader, The Daily Advertiser, Fox News, Insider and New York Magazine
Politico:
18 Ways the Supreme Court Just Changed America — The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will create two Americas when it comes to abortion access — the mostly red states where abortion is illegal in most circumstances, and the mostly blue states where it is mostly available with restrictions.
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Center for Health Journalism, The Hill, Breitbart, Thoughts Into Words and Townhall
NBC News:
Sens. Warren, Smith urge Biden to declare public health emergency following abortion ruling — Two of the leading Democratic senators in the reproductive rights space are urging President Joe Biden to declare a public health emergency as nearly two dozen states move to ban the procedure following Roe v. Wade's official repeal Friday.
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The Hill
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Pence draws contrast with Trump on abortion decision
Pence draws contrast with Trump on abortion decision
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Washington Post, News Items, Vox, Raw Story and Politico
HuffPost:
Truck Driver Rams Into Abortion Rights Demonstrators At Roe Rally In Iowa
Truck Driver Rams Into Abortion Rights Demonstrators At Roe Rally In Iowa
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Mother Jones, Common Dreams, Washington Post, KCRG-TV, BizPac Review, CBS News and TheBlaze
Jeannie Suk Gersen / New Yorker:
When the Supreme Court Takes Away a Long-Held Constitutional Right
When the Supreme Court Takes Away a Long-Held Constitutional Right
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NBC News and The Moderate Voice
Alexa Gagosz / The Boston Globe:
Providence off-duty police officer on paid leave after allegedly assaulting political opponent at abortion rights rally — Rally organizer and R.I. Political Cooperative co-founder Jennifer Rourke was attempting to deescalate a conflict when Jeann Lugo, her Republican opponent for State Senate District 29 …
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Washington Examiner, HuffPost and The Daily Wire
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Amy Russo / The Providence Journal:
Hundreds rally for abortion rights at RI State House; chaos erupts within crowd — PROVIDENCE — Hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the State House on Friday, voicing rage, fear and resistance to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end the constitutional right to abortion.
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden signs landmark gun legislation: 'God willing, it's going to save a lot of lives' — ‘Lives will be saved’: President Biden signs landmark gun legislation into law — President Joe Biden signed into law the most sweeping legislation aimed at preventing gun violence in 30 years …
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NPR, CNN, New York Times, HuffPost, New York Post, Bloomberg, Insider and Axios
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Supreme Court steps into a void left by congressional dysfunction
Supreme Court steps into a void left by congressional dysfunction
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Washington Examiner and Regular Order
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
White House Report Card: Biden could get bounce from Dobbs
White House Report Card: Biden could get bounce from Dobbs
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New York Post, ABC News, John Zogby Strategies and Axios
Bloomberg:
Americans in 26 States Will Have to Travel 552 Miles For Abortions — Now that the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, millions of Americans will soon find themselves in abortion deserts, meaning they will have to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to access the medical procedure.
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Los Angeles Times, Fortune, California Governor and The Daily Wire
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Washington Post:
Many states with anti-abortion laws have pro-choice majorities
Many states with anti-abortion laws have pro-choice majorities
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New York Times, Bangor Daily News and Cafe Hayek
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
Republicans Are Willing to Pay a Political Price to Ban Abortion. It's Up to Democrats to Make Them Pay It.
Republicans Are Willing to Pay a Political Price to Ban Abortion. It's Up to Democrats to Make Them Pay It.
Shawna Chen / Axios:
California, Washington and Oregon launch “West Coast offense” to protect abortion rights
California, Washington and Oregon launch “West Coast offense” to protect abortion rights
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The Guardian, CBS News, Bloomberg, HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit and YouTube
Washington Post:
Two killed in attack on Oslo LGBTQ club; Norway raises terror alert — At least two people were killed and 10 seriously injured early Saturday in a shooting attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Oslo. Norwegian authorities raised the country's terror threat to its highest level Saturday.
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The Local, Reuters, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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DFRLab:
US right-wing influencers stoke fears of left-wing mass violence after Supreme Court ruling on abortion — Contextualizing narratives about political violence surrounding the Dobbs v Jackson ruling — Conservative US political figures pre-empted and reacted to the United States Supreme Court's rollback …
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Townhall and Human Events
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Hunter Biden met with Russian oligarch now wanted for murder — When his father was the second most powerful man in the world, Hunter Biden met in Russia with at least four oligarchs closely aligned with Vladimir Putin — including one who is now wanted for murder in the country, The Post has learned.
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Washington Examiner and RedState
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Russia will soon exhaust its combat capabilities, Western assessments predict — Small shifts in territorial control matter less than the overall balance of forces, which analysts say could shift back in favor of Ukraine in the coming months — The Russian military will soon exhaust …
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New York Times:
How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearing — No bloviating speeches or partisan rancor. Lots of video and a tight script. The story of Donald J. Trump's efforts to hold on to power is being unspooled in a way totally new to Capitol Hill. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Sam Metz / Associated Press:
‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a potent GOP primary attack — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney isn't up for reelection this year. But Trump-aligned Republicans hostile toward the Utah senator have made his name a recurring theme in this year's primaries, using him as a foil …
Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
Arizona abortion protest: Police release tear gas, lawmakers ‘held hostage’ in Senate building — Arizona state lawmakers were forced to finish voting in a secure room in the Capitol — Protestors chant outside of Arizona State Senate following SCOTUS decision.
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